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Safety and safe firearms is everyone’s responsibility.
PRESS RELEASE Contact:
O.F. Mossberg & Sons, Inc. KIM CAHALAN
7 Grasso Ave ~ North Haven, CT 06473 Media Relations
ph (203) 230.5300 ~ fx (203) 230.5420 (309) 944.5341
www.mossberg.com
NYPD AND MOSSBERG...
THE BIG APPLE PICKS THE 590®
North Haven, CT (January, 2008) – When the NYPD decides to equip its 36,000-man
police force with a new duty shotgun, it is a monumental task and one that is not to be
taken lightly. After all, officers’ lives are at stake. So when the city decided recently to
adopt the venerable Mossberg® 590® as its new police duty shotgun, it serves as a
testament to its ruggedness and reliability.
Taking models from the top shotgun manufacturers, members of NYPD’s Firearms &
Tactics Section began a series of extensive tests spanning a two-year period. The
evaluation process basically consisted of two phases. During Phase One the
instructors paralleled the original U.S. Military test. They fired 1500 slugs and 1500 00
Buck for a total of 3000 2 3?4 inch shotshells. The Mossberg 590A1 passed this first test
with flying colors.
With the initial testing completed, the process entered Phase Two, which consisted of
real world use by actual street officers from the NYPD. As a part of their regular
firearms training, the patrolmen were issued Mossberg 590’s and duty ammunition,
which they then ran through various exercises. By the time the final order was placed,
approximately 12,000 rounds of ammunition had been fired. Again, no functional
problems whatsoever.
-more-
Though modified for police use, it’s comforting to know that the 590, which is now in use
not only by the NYPD, but by hundreds of law enforcement agencies here and abroad
and by the U.S. Military, is the same pump action on which every sporting version of the
500 is based. Now that’s peace of mind.
Founded in 1919, O.F. Mossberg & Sons, Inc. is the oldest family-owned firearms
manufacturer in America, and is the largest pump-action shotgun manufacturer in the
world. Leading the way with over 100 design and utility patents to its credit, and
standing as the first ISO 9001 certified long-gun manufacturer, Mossberg is considered
to be one of the most innovative firearms manufacturers in U.S. history.
For more details on the NYPD contract and the complete line of commercial, special-
purpose, law enforcement and military shotguns, rifles and accessories, please call your
local Mossberg dealer or visit us online at
www.mossberg.com.
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